Agustina López de Osornio

Agustina López de Osornio (1769-1845) was an Argentine landowner. She belonged to a powerful family from Buenos Aires, owners of the Rincón de López ranch. His son was the famous caudillo porteño Don Juan Manuel de Rosas.[1]

Agustina López de Osornio
portrait of Agustina López de Osornio
Personal details
Born
Agustina Josefa Teresa López de Osornio

August 27, 1769
Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru
DiedDecember 13, 1845
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Resting placeLa Recoleta Cemetery
Nationality Argentine
OccupationHacienda

Biography

Agustina López de Osornio was born in Buenos Aires, daughter of Clemente López de Osornio and his second wife María Manuela Rubio Díaz Gamiz, belonging to a criollo family of the city.[2]

His father and his brother Andrés Lopez de Osornio died defending his ranch from an Indian attack or malón, occurred in 1783 in Province of Buenos Aires.[3] After the death of her father, she administered his estancia known as Rincón de López,[4] located near Chascomús, on the banks of the Salado River.[5]

In 1790 Agustina López de Osornio was married to León Ortiz de Rozas, a rich military officer and rancher born in Buenos Aires.[6] She was a descendant of illustrious criollo families, including Silverio Casco de Mendoza Ruiz de Ocaña, (descendant of Melchor Casco de Mendoza) and his wife Lorenza Machado, granddaughter of Gil González de Moura and Inés Núñez Cabral, fidalgos from Portugal.[7]

References
  1. Argentine Caudillo: Juan Manuel de Rosas, John Lynch
  2. Cunas de ilustres linajes:, Alfredo J. Otárola
  3. La Estancia Colonial Rioplatense. Pago de Magdalena. Rincón de Obligado
  4. La historia a la vuelta de casa, Fermín Chávez, Ignacio Corbalán
  5. Historia general del arte en la Argentina, Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes
  6. Publicaciones, Issues 6-21, Museo Histórico Nacional
  7. Los Casco de Mendoza y los Vera de Aragón, Raúl A. Molina
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